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edvardkrupke
edvardkrupke
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May 21, 2019
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Modifying IPTC "Job Identifier" through Javascript?

  • May 21, 2019
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Hi!

I need to be able to read/write/modify the field "Job Identifier" through Javascript, but am unable to find the correct tag to do so. I have probably overlooked some obvious reference on the internet, but the only tag I can find that should be related to the ITPC is "activeDocument.info.JobID", and I am unable to get that to work (comes out as "undefined" even if there is data in the field "Job Identifier").

It would be immensely appreciated if anyone could provide a full list of IPTC javascript tags or otherwise guide me to a correct tag to use to solve my problem.

Thank you so much,

Edvard

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

This is the way that you can modify any field...

#target photoshop;
if(documents.length){
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined)  ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");  
xmp = new XMPMeta( app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData );  
xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "TransmissionReference", "Job Identifier");
app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();  
}

It looks as if you can, here is a list..

app.activeDocument.info.author

app.activeDocument.info.caption

app.activeDocument.info.captionWriter

app.activeDocument.info.headline

app.activeDocument.info.instructions

app.activeDocument.info.keywords

app.activeDocument.info.author

app.activeDocument.info.authorPosition

app.activeDocument.info.credit

app.activeDocument.info.source

app.activeDocument.info.category

app.activeDocument.info.supplementalCategories

app.activeDocument.info.title

app.activeDocument.info.creationDate

app.activeDocument.info.city

app.activeDocument.info.provinceState

app.activeDocument.info.country

app.activeDocument.info.transmissionReference

app.activeDocument.info.copyrightNotice

app.activeDocument.info.ownerUrl

transmissionReference is the one you want.

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SuperMerlin
SuperMerlin
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May 21, 2019

Have a look at this..

PS-Scripts/Populate IPTC Example.jsx at master · Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts · GitHub

    edvardkrupke
    edvardkrupkeAuthor
    Known Participant
    May 21, 2019

    Hi SuperMerlin!

    Thank you for the provided link - I am however unable to dechipher what I need from there..

    What I think is relevant for me is line 37:

       xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "TransmissionReference", "Job Identifier");

    I am not sure however, and ideally I would access this through the way I access IPTC title, description and keywords;

    activeDocument.info.title;

    activeDocument.info.caption;

    activeDocument.info.keywords;

    I'm guessing  there exist such a property - or am I missing something really obvious?

    _wckdTall_
    _wckdTall_
    Inspiring
    November 14, 2023

    It looks as if you can, here is a list..

    app.activeDocument.info.author

    app.activeDocument.info.caption

    app.activeDocument.info.captionWriter

    app.activeDocument.info.headline

    app.activeDocument.info.instructions

    app.activeDocument.info.keywords

    app.activeDocument.info.author

    app.activeDocument.info.authorPosition

    app.activeDocument.info.credit

    app.activeDocument.info.source

    app.activeDocument.info.category

    app.activeDocument.info.supplementalCategories

    app.activeDocument.info.title

    app.activeDocument.info.creationDate

    app.activeDocument.info.city

    app.activeDocument.info.provinceState

    app.activeDocument.info.country

    app.activeDocument.info.transmissionReference

    app.activeDocument.info.copyrightNotice

    app.activeDocument.info.ownerUrl

    transmissionReference is the one you want.


    @SuperMerlin 
    Any idea how to set one of these to ""? I can only seem to add data note take it away. .remove(), .delete(), null and undefined aren't working as a test.

    //This doesn't erase existing recorded titles

    app.activeDocument.info.title  = ""

    //This adds the title no problem
    app.activeDocument.info.title = "TEST";
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